Essays on Chief Justice

In the USA the federal government has three branches of power: Executive – The President, Legislative- the Senate and Judicial – The Supreme Court. Members of Executive and Legislative branches are elected by people, while “members of the Judicial Branch are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate” (the Whitehouse). The Supreme Court is a real power in the USA and it is very important in the public policy arena. According to the Article 3 of the USA Constitution, “the judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of the ...

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Puerto Rico is a small island that is part of an archipelago located somewhere out in the Caribbean Sea. It has an approximate population of about 3.5 million people and has a small area of about 9,104 square kilometers. The population is largely Hispanic where Spanish and English are the languages that have been set aside for official use. Fridolin (2000) says that the most ideal court system in terms of ideals would definitely be that of Switzerland as it is considered the most transparent court system in the world. It boasts of absence of external interference and ...

Introduction

The 17th Chief Justice of the United States, Mr. John Roberts is one of the most controversial, yet charismatic figures on the legal agenda of the United States of America. Appointed in 2005 by President George Walker Bush, John Roberts is one of the classical examples of strong judicial leadership and stalwart adherence to the canonical standards in case lawmaking (Hoffer &, Hoffer & Hull, 2007). This research aims at analyzing the leadership profile of John Roberts in his capacity as a Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Although his somewhat untraditional approach to leading the United States Supreme ...

For a country to run smoothly the issues emanating from the congress, parties and state authorities should go hand in hand in making sure the constitution is followed to the later. This paper addresses issues to do with congressional ethics, third party candidates and their impact on the overall governing rule.it will also look at the role of Federal and State authority in the education sector.

Congressional Ethics

Roy Moore, Alabama’s idealistic chief justice, is a member of Congress who faced elimination from the bench, for being indicted on six counts of violating judicial ethics. Moore’s order monitored a ...

The US Supreme Court is the highest juridical institution in the country and by now the court has reviewed over five hundred cases with different background and outcome. Mostly, those lawsuits had a significant impact on the Americans and the further development. Still, there were specific cases, which had a notable impact on the US history. One of those is the case of Brown v. Board of Education that took place on May 17th, 1954. It is well-known that starting from 1896 the doctrine “separate but equal” was confirmed by the Supreme Court during the Plessy v. Ferguson case ...

The person I chose to introduce as my unsung hero is John Marshall. John Marshall, who was Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835, is best known for his opinion in the 1803 case Marbury v. Madison, in which he formalized the principle of judicial review. John Marshall qualifies as an unsung hero, because without his interpretation of what the judicial power of the court means, it is more than likely that the nation that we know today would be very a different place. Unlike most other Chief Justices, prior to his appointment to ...

What is the Constitutional issue being decided in this case (as delineated by Chief Justice Warren in section I)?

The Constitutional issue being decided in this case as delineated by Chief Justice Warren in section I is on interrogation, and the issues it has the capacity to bring with it. It involved the questioning of the defendants by the police in a room in which the defendants were completely cut from the outside world, while in police custody. The defendants were not informed of their rights at the onset of the interrogations. Oral admissions were elicited through the questions used during the interrogation process. The police ended up forcing the defendants to confess for a crime that they ...

US Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the federal State of America. The court’s mission is to arbitrate and interpret the law in all constitutional and legal matters arising in the country and also to guide in the implementation of the supreme law of the country (Hansford, Thomas & Spriggs 2). In the criminal justice system, the organization is supposed to interpret laws pertaining to criminal law and apply the spirit and requirements of justice so as to achieve justice. The organization is headed by the office of the chief justice; the current officeholder is John G. ...

1. Marbury v. Madison Marbury v. Madison was a significant case in the history of the United States. It was an important case because the Supreme Court affirmed its position as the only state organ charged with the responsibility of reviewing decisions made by the executive and the judiciary. The judgement was delivered by Chief Justice John Marshal in 1803.The case had a vital role in ensuring that the Judiciary was a respected arm of government, just as the legislature and the executive. William Marbury was voted and declared as the peace justice of the country’s capital at ...

I have never found so rich a culture than that of ours, the Navajo Native American culture. I take pride in writing about our own race because it is an opportunity for us to let other people know our history, our beliefs, our culture, our religion, and our government. There are other Native Americans in the State of Arizona and in some other states, but our own tribe is what interests me the most, for obvious reasons.

Our History

Decades back, our ascendants originally occupied considerable segments of the State of Colorado. However, due to progress and constant battles with the ...

Introduction

Sexually explicit materials are common despite their negative impacts on the society especially in people with psychological problems and adolescent. One of the negative impacts of sexual explicit communication is that the people who view, read, or listen to the materials become law offenders. The federal government in attempts to protect the society has set some standards to regulate explicit communication (Federal Communications Commission, 2011). The laws protect the public from extra exposure to explicit materials which may derive them of their values and morals. The standards also protect the citizens from becoming oversexed as a result of listening, viewing, ...

Introduction

The court system in the United States of America is charged with responsibility of application and interpretation of the law. The United States operates a dual court system which has two lines of courts. They are the federal courts and the state courts. The federal courts take care of broader cases while the state courts handles only what goes on within the boundaries of the states. The federal courts and the state courts operate independently. The dual court system of the United States came out as a result of the delegates Constitutional Convention in 1787. During the convention, a compromise was reached ...